Author: Madhupriya Sengupta

A seasoned brand solutions and communication strategist with over 9 years of expertise in public relations, influencer and community marketing, strategic communication, media relations, campaign planning, and social media marketing. Experienced in managing diverse clients across sectors such as startups, IT, e-commerce, finance, sports & entertainment, lifestyle/beauty, corporate, healthcare, education, and food/alcoholic beverages. Currently, serving as Brand Marketing Consultant at FourthSquare, with previous roles at Convosight, MSL, Genesis BCW, SVF, and Weber Shandwick.

As 24-year-old Mani bends to turn a page while teaching the children at the Children’s Smart Centre (CSC) of Childlife Preserve Shishur Sevay in the Behala area of Kolkata, memories of her own upbringing at the NGO’s orphanage flash by her. Mani is among five other women working at the NGO who were also brought up at Shishur Sevay and are now working voluntarily to pay back. Childlife Preserve Shishur Sevay NGO, founded by Dr. Michelle Harrison in Behala, Kolkata, has been running a free community preschool since 2022 for underprivileged and specially abled children. They provide high-quality Early Childhood…

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As the seasons turn a new leaf, India witnesses an array of colourful festivities named Durga Puja, Navratri and other such festivals. The Voices team of students, which runs across the length and breadth of the country, peeps into the colourful world from the north of India to the south, traversing its way from east to west. Eat, Pray and Love – add music and dance with fasting options to it, and that’s the Indian festival of Navratri. The Shardiya Navratri festival, celebrated from September to October, is a prime instance of unity and diversity India cherishes. Even as the…

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